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Greens want change to Surface Rights Act

The Editor, The Saskatchewan Green Party is proposing some changes to the Surface Rights Act. Now is the right time to change the Act.

The Editor,

The Saskatchewan Green Party is proposing some changes to the Surface Rights Act. Now is the right time to change the Act. Since the Act has been under review for some time, and since Tim McMillan recently gave up his Lloydminster constituency after helping review the Act, now is the time for the Saskatchewan Greens to step up with some proposals. The Saskatchewan Greens are proposing two changes to the Act:

• Establish a Farmer Advocacy Office to advocate for farmers when dealing with energy companies about surface rights, and

• Drilling must be a minimum distance away from occupied dwellings, at a distance to be mutually agreed to by the energy company and the people living in the dwelling.

These changes will give farming families some standing when dealing with the energy companies.

The proposed changes to the Surface Rights Act will be added to the party’s Rural Revitalization Platform in the upcoming provincial election.

 

Victor Lau,

Leader of the Saskatchewan Greens